Marshfield officials say 5,000 remain without power as of Sunday afternoon

James Kukstis jkukstis@wickedlocal.com @MarinerJamesK

Sunday

Mar 4, 2018 at 8:42 PMMar 4, 2018 at 10:20 PM

Five thousand Marshfield residents were still without power Sunday afternoon, down from 12,000 on Saturday at the height of this weekend’s major storm.

More than 25 Verizon poles in Marshfield were snapped or leaning over from fallen trees, making the restoration process complicated.

Officials estimate that the number of trees damaged in the storm measures in the thousands.

“The town’s response has been aggressive,” said Michael Bradley, chairman of the Marshfield Board of Selectmen. “We’re doing the best we can to get power back to those that don’t have it. They’re trying to clear trees, wires, poles, which is a huge effort. We’re asking people to bear with us.”

Eversource representatives maintained a presence in town and at the Emergency Operations Center in Marshfield throughout the duration of the storm. The town initially had issues working with Verizon to repair poles, causing local officials to reach out to those in higher office, including Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, who was in town Sunday to see the damage first-hand.

“The lieutenant governor was extremely helpful in getting one of their executives and their district people to be here,” said Town Administrator Michael Maresco.